Estimating surface water availability in high mountain rock slopes using a numerical energy balance model

• Main Authors: Ben-Asher, Matan, Magnin, Florence, Westermann, Sebastian, Malet, Emmanuel, Berthet, Johan, Bock, Josué, Ravanel, Ludovic, Deline, Philip
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Mont Blanc; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2022-58; https://esurf.copernicus.org/preprints/esurf-2022-58/

Water takes part in most physical processes that shape the mountainous periglacial landscapes and initiation of mass wasting. An observed increase in rockfall activity in several mountainous regions was previously linked to permafrost degradation in high mountains, and water that infiltrates into ro...